मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-97
लोकेशाधिष्ठितो राजा नास्याशौचं विधीयते ।
शौचाशौचं हि मर्त्यानां लोकेभ्यः प्रभवाप्ययौ ॥९७॥
शौचाशौचं हि मर्त्यानां लोकेभ्यः प्रभवाप्ययौ ॥९७॥
97. lokeśādhiṣṭhito rājā nāsyāśaucaṁ vidhīyate ,
śaucāśaucaṁ hi martyānāṁ lokebhyaḥ prabhavāpyayau.
śaucāśaucaṁ hi martyānāṁ lokebhyaḥ prabhavāpyayau.
97.
lokeśādhiṣṭhito rājā nāsyaśaucaṃ vidhīyate |
śaucāśaucaṃ himartyānāṃ lokebhyaḥ prabhavāpyayau
śaucāśaucaṃ himartyānāṃ lokebhyaḥ prabhavāpyayau
97.
Since the king is established by the guardians of the worlds, impurity is not prescribed for him. Purity and impurity for mortals arise from and return to the worlds.
Words meanings summery:
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- लोकेश (lokeśa) - guardian of the worlds (lord of the world, king)
- अधिष्ठितः (adhiṣṭhitaḥ) - established by (established, presided over, situated, invested)
- राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अस्य (asya) - for him (his, her, its, their)
- शौचम् (śaucam) - impurity (in conjunction with 'aśaucam') (purity, cleanliness, cleansing)
- विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed (is ordained, is prescribed, is done, is enacted)
- शौच (śauca) - purity (purity, cleanliness)
- आशौचम् (āśaucam) - impurity (impurity, uncleanness)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
- मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals (of mortals, of men)
- लोकेभ्यः (lokebhyaḥ) - from the worlds (from the worlds, from the peoples)
- प्रभव (prabhava) - origin, emergence (origin, source, rise, birth)
- आप्ययौ (āpyayau) - and end (and decline, and end, and destruction)
Words meanings and morphology
लोकेश (lokeśa) - guardian of the worlds (lord of the world, king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lokeśa
lokeśa - lord of the world, king, ruler
compound of loka (world) and īśa (lord, ruler)
Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+īśa)
- loka – world, realm, heaven, people
noun (masculine) - īśa – lord, ruler, master, God
noun (masculine)
अधिष्ठितः (adhiṣṭhitaḥ) - established by (established, presided over, situated, invested)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhiṣṭhita
adhiṣṭhita - established, presided over, situated, invested with
Past Passive Participle
from root 'ṣṭhā' (to stand) with prefix 'adhi' (over, upon)
Prefix: adhi
Root: ṣṭhā (class 1)
राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - for him (his, her, its, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, that, it
शौचम् (śaucam) - impurity (in conjunction with 'aśaucam') (purity, cleanliness, cleansing)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness, purity of mind, moral rectitude
derived from 'śuci' (pure, bright)
विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed (is ordained, is prescribed, is done, is enacted)
(verb)
3rd person , passive, present (laṭ) of vidhīyate
Passive, Present Tense
from root 'dha' (to place, do) with prefix 'vi' and passive voice formation
Prefix: vi
Root: dha (class 3)
शौच (śauca) - purity (purity, cleanliness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness, purity of mind, moral rectitude
derived from 'śuci' (pure, bright)
आशौचम् (āśaucam) - impurity (impurity, uncleanness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśauca
aśauca - impurity, uncleanness, defilement
negation of śauca
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
(indeclinable)
मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals (of mortals, of men)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of martya
martya - mortal, human being
derived from 'mṛtyu' (death)
लोकेभ्यः (lokebhyaḥ) - from the worlds (from the worlds, from the peoples)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, heaven, people
प्रभव (prabhava) - origin, emergence (origin, source, rise, birth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhava
prabhava - origin, source, rise, birth, power
from root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with prefix 'pra' (forth, onward)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
आप्ययौ (āpyayau) - and end (and decline, and end, and destruction)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āpyaya
āpyaya - end, decline, destruction, satisfaction, completion
from root 'pyai' (to be full, to grow) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'kta'
Prefix: ā
Root: pyai (class 2)